AKRON — Robert E. Mercer, who spent more than four decades working for Goodyear and is perhaps best known for fending off a hostile takeover attempt in 1986, died Aug. 28 at his home in Akron of ...
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AKRON—Robert E. Mercer spent more than four decades working for Goodyear, but he always will be associated with a two-month period of 1986 when he, as chairman and CEO, helped fight off a corporate ...